carve out (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 30
def remove from a larger whole
examples the new start-up company carved out a large chunk of the market within a year
Frame - 8 Somebody ----s something
Outgoing links
Hypernym remove, take, take away, withdraw
Incoming links
Hyponym remove, take, take away, withdraw

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